There was a bit of confusion in the ballet class the previous week over chassés; even when given the name of a chassé dancers weren’t sure which direction they were going in. So this week we looked at the directions/instructions given in the names of some of the chassés (ouvert, croisé, en avant, en arierre) and lots more dance terms besides; both ballet and tap.
Here are the dance terms that you were given:
- Derierre
- En arierre
- Double beat
- Sharp rhythm
- Croisé
- Devant
- Ouvert
- Scuff
- Treble beat
- Single beat
- Pick-up step
- En l’air
- Exercises
- En avant
- A terre
- Flat rhythm
- Drop
And here are the meanings (not in the same order):
- Even
- To loosen and strengthen the joints
- A beat with three sounds
- Has a pause the length of the beat between each beat
- To the front
- Crossed
- A beat with one sound
- In the air
- A stamp carried forward
- A beat with two sounds
- On the ground
- Behind
- A Pick-up and a step
- To the back
- In the form of a cross
- Open
- In front
You got them all correct in class and found the one term and the one meaning that don’t match and I just threw in there to confuse you, but can you remember all the answers now?
